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WebCopilot: Open-source automation tool enumerates subdomains, detects bugs

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WebCopilot: Open-source automation tool enumerates subdomains, detects bugs 2024-03-21 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz WebCopilot is an open-source automation tool that enumerates a target’s subdomains and discovers bugs using various free tools. It simplifies the application security workflow and reduces reliance on manual scripting. “I built this solution to streamline the application security process, specifically […]

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Using cloud development environments to secure source code

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Using cloud development environments to secure source code 2024-03-21 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rob Whiteley, CEO at Coder, discusses the cloud development environment (CDE) technology landscape and its benefits. From the earliest stages of writing code to deploying finalized applications, CDEs are reimagining the developer experience, gaining

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Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024

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Malware stands out as the fastest-growing threat of 2024 2024-03-21 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 93% of IT professionals believe security threats are increasing in volume or severity, a significant rise from 47% last year, according to Thales. The number of enterprises experiencing ransomware attacks surged by over 27% in the past year. Despite

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Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe

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Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe 2024-03-20 at 13:01 By Help Net Security ESET Research has recorded a considerable increase in AceCryptor attacks, with detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023. In recent months, researchers registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms (also known as

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Red teaming in the AI era

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Red teaming in the AI era 2024-03-20 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure is red teaming: the effort to

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1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events

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1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events 2024-03-20 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than compromised or misconfigured systems, according to Proofpoint. While organizations are investing in

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Security best practices for GRC teams

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Security best practices for GRC teams 2024-03-20 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Even with the best-of-the-best tools and tech stack monitoring vulnerabilities, every security executive and GRC leader should still have some layer of paranoia. If they don’t, that’s a huge issue. In this Help Net Security video, Shrav Mehta, CEO at Secureframe, talks

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API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation

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API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation 2024-03-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security A total of 29% of web attacks targeted APIs over 12 months (January through December 2023), indicating that APIs are a focus area for cybercriminals, according to Akamai. API integration amplifies risk exposure for enterprises APIs are at the heart of digital

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption 2024-03-19 at 10:04 By Help Net Security In the past few years, an increasing number of tech companies, organizations, and even governments have been working on one of the next big things in the tech world: successfully building quantum computers. These actors see a lot of potential

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Outsmarting cybercriminal innovation with strategies for enterprise resilience

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Outsmarting cybercriminal innovation with strategies for enterprise resilience 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Pedro Cameirão, Head of Cyber Defense Center at Nokia, discusses emerging cybersecurity trends for 2024 and advises enterprises on preparation strategies. Cameirão will speak at GISEC Global 2024 in Dubai, a conference and exhibition bringing

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Why is everyone talking about certificate automation?

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Why is everyone talking about certificate automation? 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By Help Net Security Digital Certificates are not new. In this Help Net Security video, Andreas Brix, Senior Program Manager at GlobalSign, discusses why they are back in the news and what you should do about it. The post Why is everyone talking about certificate

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Harnessing the power of privacy-enhancing tech for safer AI adoption

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Harnessing the power of privacy-enhancing tech for safer AI adoption 2024-03-18 at 12:01 By Help Net Security A consensus on regulatory AI frameworks seems distant. Yet, the imperative for secure and responsible AI deployment cannot be overstated. How can leaders proactively address AI adoption challenges while waiting for regulatory clarity? In this Help Net Security

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks

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Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks 2024-03-18 at 12:01 By Help Net Security With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according to MITRE and The Harris Poll. Public views cyberattacks as greatest

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The dark side of GenAI

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The dark side of GenAI 2024-03-18 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Beyond traditional AI models, generative AI (GenAI) can create new content, images, and even entire scenarios from scratch. While this technology holds immense promise across various sectors, it also introduces challenges and threats to cybersecurity. In this round-up from Help Net Security, cybersecurity

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Key MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by cyber attackers

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Key MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by cyber attackers 2024-03-15 at 11:01 By Help Net Security While the threat landscape continues to shift and evolve, attackers’ motivations do not, according to a Red Canary report. The classic tools and techniques adversaries deploy remain consistent–with some notable exceptions. The report tracked MITRE ATT&CK techniques that adversaries abuse

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90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days

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90% of exposed secrets on GitHub remain active for at least five days 2024-03-15 at 07:30 By Help Net Security 12.8 million new secrets occurrences were leaked publicly on GitHub in 2023, +28% compared to 2022, according to GitGuardian. Remarkably, the incidence of publicly exposed secrets has quadrupled since the company started reporting in 2021.

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Human risk factors remain outside of cybersecurity pros’ control

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Human risk factors remain outside of cybersecurity pros’ control 2024-03-15 at 07:00 By Help Net Security Cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace, and the year ahead is fraught with cybercrime and incidents anticipated ahead of the busy election year where over 50 countries head to the polls, according to Mimecast. With new threats

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AI and the future of corporate security

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AI and the future of corporate security 2024-03-15 at 06:30 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Tracy Reinhold, CSO at Everbridge, discusses why AI technology must be embraced while also exploring some guardrails that must be in place to protect organizations against threats using AI to penetrate facilities. The post AI

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MobSF: Open-source security research platform for mobile apps

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MobSF: Open-source security research platform for mobile apps 2024-03-14 at 07:30 By Mirko Zorz The Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) is an open-source research platform for mobile application security, encompassing Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile. MobSF can be used for mobile app security assessment, penetration testing, malware analysis, and privacy evaluation. The Static Analyzer is adept

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